Member of superstar group to launch solo career with DJ set at student festival

ZURICH, June 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Apl.de.ap from Black Eyed Peas is set to headline EF Summeranza 2014, the ultimate student festival, hosted by EF Education First. This annual festival will bring 5,000 EF students from 50 countries to Kempton Park outside London on July 10, 2014. Festivalgoers will get an exclusive chance to see apl.de.ap's DJ set and hear Black Eyed Peas hits, as well as solo material. UK boy band Room 94 will open the show.

A founding member of the Black Eyed Peas, apl.de.ap was integral to the band's phenomenal success. With more than 76m records sold, and global hits such as "Where Is the Love" and "I Gotta Feeling", the group is one of the most successful pop acts of all time. Following in the footsteps of fellow band members Fergie, will.i.am and Taboo, apl.de.ap is launching a solo career and looks forward to delighting fans with more hits. Apl.de.ap is also an active philanthropist through his Apl Foundation, focused on educational projects in Asia.

"I'm excited to come to Summeranza and to play my set in front of such an international audience," says apl.de.ap.

"We're thrilled to have apl.de.ap DJ at Summeranza 2014," says Johan Skaar, president of EF Language Travel. "EF is the only language study organization that can throw an event like this, and working with an artist that shares our mission of opening the world through education is amazing."

About EF Summeranza

Summeranza is EF's annual festival exclusively for EF students, and headlined by the world's biggest artists, including Sky Blu of LMFAO in 2013, will.i.am in 2012, Ke$ha in 2011 and DJ Bob Sinclar in 2010. More information: http://www.ef.com/summeranza.

About EF Education First

Established in 1965 with the mission to open the world through education, EF Education First (EF) is the world's leading international education company. EF (http://www.ef.com) has helped millions of students learn a new language and travel abroad. With a network of 500 schools and offices worldwide, EF specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degrees, and cultural exchange programs. EF has published the English Proficiency Index (http://www.ef.com/epi) measuring the English ability of adults in countries across the world.